SECOND-GUESSING Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

second-guessing

verb

present participle of second-guess

as in outguessing

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as in reasoning

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Verb

But the Senate is balking at that budget, leaving lawmakers far from agreement on a binding piece of legislation that can get 50 GOP votes.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Montreal was one of the cities that pulled out of the process after balking at increasing cost estimates.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of balking

Verb

Every major announcement has been measured in number of parameters, benchmark scores, reasoning capabilities, training and squeezing as much performance as possible while driving costs down.

— Francis Sideco, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The update to Muse Spark beats out Google’s latest release of Gemini in benchmarks measuring coding and reasoning capabilities, according to the tech giant.

— Ben Weiss, Fortune, 9 July 2026

Definition of reasoning

Verb

The grand jury subpoena was filed in April and was almost immediately met with resistance from Fulton County officials, who argued the request was overreaching and came from baseless claims of election fraud six years ago.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 8 July 2026
In France, Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party has opportunistically seized on air-conditioning, portraying it as an urgent quality-of-life issue that moralizing environmentalists and overreaching technocrats have ignored.

— Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Definition of overreaching

Verb

At the same time, the number of attribution studies analyzing climate change’s role in extreme events has grown considerably, covering more types of extreme weather and climate events than a decade ago.

— Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
The study, being conducted by Jarrett Walker and Associates, is expected to consider the system’s operations from the top down, analyzing and optimizing future routes.

— The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 July 2026

Definition of analyzing

Verb

May built one of the most dominant teams in Big Ten history by outmaneuvering his peers in the transfer portal.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Two generals agreed with Ashley's characterization, stressing the view that on the front lines, Ukraine was outmaneuvering Russia.

— Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 9 June 2026

Definition of outmaneuvering

Verb

Tyson said investigators are interviewing witnesses, reviewing security footage and coordinating with the Anson County Sheriff’s Office, which responded to the office Tuesday after a confrontation between Helms and others.

— Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026
The device also features a small joystick, likely the 13th key, that can trigger reusable Codex Skills and common workflows such as debugging an error, reviewing a pull request, or refactoring code.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 July 2026

Definition of reviewing

Verb

Campbell has published nine books since 2015, exploring testosterone optimization, intermittent fasting, fat loss and performance, positioning himself as an educator in a field that was still largely unfamiliar to mainstream audiences.

— Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Choosing the right organization, checking donation guidelines and exploring local giving options can help your furniture continue serving a purpose while supporting people in your community.

— Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2026

Definition of exploring

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